The Nature of Money

Philip Goodchild/ Waltraud Schelkle/ Susan Steed

SpeakersPhilip Goodchild, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of NottinghamWaltraud Schelkle, Associate Professor of Political Economy, LSESusan Steed, Co-founder and former Director of the Brixton Pound; Visiting Tutor, New College for the Humanities; Doctoral Researcher, University of Bristol

What is money, where does it come from, and why does it sometimes fail to make us better off? The banality of money makes it appear neutral with respect to political, religious, or moral values. Should we try to answer these questions in a value-neutral way, or does money shelter a value system hiding in plain sight?

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